The continuous diversification of the biological fields is also reflected in its scientific network: research and teaching at the Faculty of Biology are expanded and strengthened by external subject-specific expertise. Students and doctoral candidates as well as scientists benefit from this excellent network.
Beyond its institutes, the Faculty of Biology sponsors facilities that are open to the public and interested parties: The “Botanic Garden of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz” and the “Green School in the Botanic Garden” contribute to biodiversity and education for a sustainable future. In the “Core Facilities” and “Scientific Workshops”, you also receive qualified subject-specific support for your research. In addition, student councils have been organized at the faculty, the “Biology Student Council”.
At the Core Facilities at the Faculty of Biology, you will receive competent support for your scientific and technical questions. There are four teams with different scientific orientations as well as two competencies for the infrastructure.
Visit our Core Facilities’ website
The faculty library is part of the Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Sciences and Technology Departmental Library (MIN). With a few exceptions, all items can be borrowed. Books from other locations of the University Library can be returned to the MIN departmental library. Interlibrary loans can also be collected and returned.
Courses and guided tours tailored to your needs are available on request.
The Biology Student Council represents my interests during my studies, informs and advises me about my studies, and invites me to events.
The Student Representative Council is elected during the General Assembly of Students at the beginning of each semester. One of the main activities of the Student Council is to represent the students in the various faculty committees, such as the Faculty Council, the Committee for Teaching and Learning, the Committee for Grants, Examinations and Construction, the Appointment Committee and institute meetings. Tip: I can get detailed information directly from the Student Council.
Beyond that, the Student Council organizes various events, such as the ‘Bioparty’, orientation days, graduation parties, and soft skills symposia and also provides information on study-relevant topics.
Do you want to get involved or find out more?
I need to make an appointment with the Dean’s Office, the Student Advising Office, or the Examination Office? Appointments can be made by telephone or email during office hours. Please note that appointments can only be booked for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, mail, or email. Appointments without prior booking are not possible.
The Dean’s Office is headed by the Managing Director of the faculty (Dr. Mark Bajohrs). He reports directly to the Dean (currently Prof. Dr. Eckhard Thines, Institute of Molecular Physiology) who chairs the faculty council. The Dean reports to and represents the faculty council and implements its decisions. His official substitutes are the Vice Dean for Research (currently Prof. Dr. Susanne Foitzik, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution) and the Vice Dean for Teaching (currently Prof. Dr. Roland Strauß, Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology).
If you have study-specific questions or would like to register for an exam, the Dean’s Office/Examination Office is the place to come to!
Examination Office
The Examination Office of the faculty is headed by the Head of the Examination Committee (currently Prof. Dr. Thomas Hankeln, Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution).
Leaning and teaching
Learning and teaching is represented by the Vice Dean for Teaching (currently Prof. Dr. Roland Strauß, Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology) in cooperation with the Student Advising Office.
You can get subject-specific academic advice at the Dean’s Office, and also during the professors’ and lecturers’ office hours.
The Dean’s Office is responsible for the entire faculty staff as well as for finances, research funding, and IT.
The Faculty Council is the highest decision making body of the Faculty of Biology. Members are elected every three years (students annually). It meets several times per semester and is chaired by the Dean. The dates for the current semester are posted on the website under events. All members of the faculty can find the minutes of the public part of the Faculty Council Meeting in the Faculty of Biology SharePoint.
The Committee for Learning and Teaching attends to issues related to learning and teaching (particularly devising study and examination regulations).
The committee decides upon all issues concerning examinations for Vordiplom, Diplom, intermediate examinations, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The committee makes suggestions to the Faculty Council who decides on any questions concerning the examinations in the master’s degree program in Molecular Biotechnology.
The committee makes suggestions to the Faculty Council in relation to questions concerning the examinations for the international master’s degree in Microbiology.
Applications and questions should be directed to Dr. Mark Bajohrs at biologie@uni-mainz.de
The Research Committee attends to all research matters (e.g. exchange forums, new concepts, setting-up and applying for third-party funds etc.).
Permanent representatives of the Dean on the doctorates examination committee: All full-time members of group I (professors) working at the faculty
We support you in your studies and in your career development at the Faculty of Biology.
We offer funding opportunities, e.g., to attend congresses and for scientific travels, publications, as well as the AdaLovelace Mentoring Program for female doctoral candidates.
For full funding details and informal application information, please refer to the PDF documents under Downloads/Links.
If you have further questions about equality issues, please do not hesitate to contact us or the JGU Equality and Diversity Office.
We, the Faculty 09 of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, support the “Meet Female Scientists” initiative , which has set itself the task of getting girls and young women interested in “MINT” subjects. The initiative wants to convey a contemporary image of female scientists in the “MINT” field (Mathematics, IT/Computer Science, Natural Sciences & Technology) and make this career profile accessible to girls and young women.
The Ada Lovelace Mentoring Program for female scientists, doctoral students, and postdocs starts every year in January. Information events are held in September of the previous year. Application phase: September 1 to October 31 for the start of the program in the following year.
Modern infrastructure for a research-focused life sciences campus: BioCenters I and II are located close to other important pillars of the natural and life sciences in Mainz, such as the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, the JGU Department of Chemistry, and the Physics Institutes at Mainz University. The two Max Planck Institutes and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz complete the life sciences campus quarter. Short walking distances between all these institutions support close cooperation between the disciplines.
Press and Public Relations (KOM), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
With the research facilities of the institutes, the faculty opens up new, innovative fields of research, which are being expanded by the excellent external network. The new buildings of BioCenters I and II provide outstanding state-of-the-art technologies for cutting-edge research.
The main areas of research combine cross-faculty expertise with shared visions for the future. Our core research areas are funded by the Research Initiative Rhineland-Palatinate.
Currently, two Collaborative Research Centers (SFB) are recognized at the faculty. In our SFBs, scientists cooperate within the framework of an interdisciplinary research program.
Currently two Research Training Groups are being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the faculty.
Mainz University aims to prepare its students and early career researchers for life and work in international and global contexts. In addition to gaining intercultural skills and experience, JGU students benefit from multinational study programs that strengthen their international connections and enhance their future career prospects. Professor Helen May-Simera, contact person for international exchange programs at the Faculty of Biology, is thrilled about the many opportunities for biology students at JGU to go abroad and experience different labs and research expertise.
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Take advantage of our offers, become active and seek out the contacts who can help you with your questions and concerns.
Appointments at the Dean’s Office, the Student Advising Office, and the Examination Office can be arranged by telephone or email during service hours. Please note that appointments can only be arranged for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, mail, or email. ppointments without prior booking are not possible.
Managing Director
Assistance
Appointments at the Dean’s Office, the Student Advising Office, and the Examination Office can be arranged by telephone or email during service hours. Please note that appointments can only be arranged for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, mail, or email. Appointments by prior arrangement only.
Head of the Dean’s Office
Dean
Vice Dean for Research
Vice Dean for Teaching
Assistance
Graphic Design
Appointments at the Dean’s Office, the Student Advising Office, and the Examination Office can be arranged by telephone or email during service hours. Please note that appointments can only be arranged for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, mail, or email. ppointments without prior booking are not possible.
Head
Second-level support
Appointments at the Dean’s Office, the Student Advising Office, and the Examination Office can be arranged by telephone or email during service hours. Please note that appointments can only be arranged for matters that cannot be settled by telephone, mail, or email. Appointments by prior arrangement only.
Subject-Specific Academic Advice and Studies Manager
Studies Manager
You will find all important contacts for our international activities in the following overview:
JGU International | Erasmus+
All the information about the Erasmus+ program can be found on the JGU International webpage.
Erasmus+ Coordinator
There is an annual online information event via MS Teams. The dial-in code for the event and the date (usually early/mid-January) will be sent via a system message in JOGUStine. If you are interested, please register for the event in JOGUStine. A checklist and deadlines, e.g. application deadline for the respective academic year, will be announced in mid-February via the relevant Moodle Faculty of Biology Erasmus+ info event.
Ombudsperson for foreign students
JGU International | FORTHEM
Information about FORTHEM can be found on the JGU International webpage.
Partner Cities Representatives
Dijon
Palermo
Valencia
Zagreb
Haifa
We would like to support you during your studies and your career development at the Faculty of Biology. You can find information on funding opportunities and applications on our equal opportunities and mentoring pages.
My contacts at the faculty
Do you have any questions about equality? Please do not hesitate to contact us or the JGU Equality and Diversity Office.
If you have any questions concerning the internal research institutions, please contact the Office of the Biological Institutes. Further (specific) contacts can be found on the contact pages of the individual institutes.
Office of the Biological Institutes
The Scientific Workshops of the Biological Institutes are made up of the workshops for electrical engineering, precision mechanics, and wood/plastic processing. Our job is to turn your scientific ideas into technical solutions!
Workshop
In-house technician
Service hours
At the Faculty of Biology Core Facilies you will receive competent support for your scientific and technical questions. There are four teams with different scientific orientations as well as two competencies for the infrastructure.
Head
Managing Director
Office
The Botanic Garden of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz at the Faculty of Biology is a scientific garden. Through guided tours, exhibitions, and special events, the Botanic Garden communicates knowledge about plant diversity and its importance to a broad public. Would you like to visit the Botanic Garden on a Sunday tour, for example, or are you interested in becoming a member of the Friends of the Botanic Garden?
Botanic Garden Management
Head
Custodian | Scientific Head
Technical Manager
The Green School in the Botanic Garden is an extra-mural learning facility run by the Faculty of Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University and can be used for any grade level and school type. The Green School’s diverse range of activities is also aimed at all age groups. An central concern is to raise awareness of the importance of biological diversity, its preservation and sustainable use. Are you interested in what the Green School has to offer or would you like to book a course or guided tour?
Head of Green School
The library of the faculty is part of the Mathematics, Computer Science, Natural Sciences and Technology Library (MIN).
Mathematics, Computer Science,
Natural Sciences and Technology Library
The Student Council Biology represents my interests during my studies, provides me with information and advice, and invites me to events. Curious about getting involved or would you like more information?
Student Council Biology of
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
